Improvement in safety-pockets for garments



R. PHILLIPSON.

SAFETY-POCKETS FOR GARMENTS.

Patented July 25,1876.

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UNITE STATES PATENT QFFIQEL.

RAPHEL PHILLIPSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN SAFETV-POCKETS FOR GARMENTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. lS0,372, dated July25,1876; application filed May 4, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAPHEL PHILLIPSON, of the city of Chicago, in thecounty of Cook, of the State of Illinois, have invented a new and usefullmprovementin Safety-Pockets for Garments or Wearing-Apparel, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to the annexeddrawing.

This invention relates to a new and improved safety-pocket for pants,vests, coats, ladies dresses, and other garments, to be employed inconnection with the ordinary pockets usually employed in such garments.

Safety-pockets have heretofore been used in connection with the ordinarypockets of garments; but prior to my invention the fastening device insuch pockets has been so exposed that it can be readily felt by the handwhen inserted in the pocket of the garment, thus indicating the presenceof the safetypocket, and rendering it comparatively use less.

My invention is designed to overcome this objection; and it consists incombining with the safety-pocket a flap or covering of any suitablematerial, which is to be dropped over the mouth of said safety-pocketwhen the same is fastened, in order to cover and conceal the'fasteningdevice, and enable the hand of the wearer to be more readily inserted,thus furnishing a more comfortable garment than heretofore constructedwith such safetypockets.

In the drawing, Figure 1 represents a sectional view of my invention,showing the safe- Fig. 2 represents a view of the garment with thepockets indicated in dotted lines, and Fig. 3

represents a sectional view of the garment,-

showing the safety-pocket opened with the hand inserted therein.

The letter 0 represents the garment, and D the ordinary pocket formedtherein,'as usual. The letter B represents'the safety-pocket, secured tothe inner side of the ordinary pocket D, at any point between its bottomand top, the said safety-pocket opening into the ordinary pocket aslight distance below its mouth.

The letter E represents a flap stitched, or

otherwise secured, to the'inner portion of the ordinary pocket, or tothe garment, in such position that it may be placed over the mouth ofthe safety-pocket, and secured by means of a button, f, being providedwith a button-hole, e, for the purpose.

It is evident, however, that any other fastening device-such as a hookand eye, for iiistancemay be substituted for the button and button-hole,if desired.

The letter A represents a flap of any suitable material secured over theflap E, in any convenient manner, the said flapA being somewhat largerthan the flap E, so that, when dropped down over it, it will ,entirelycover and conceal the fastening device.

It will be perceived that the back part of the ordinary pocket in thepresent invention forms one side of the safety-pocket, the other sidebeing preferably stitched at the bottom with the ordinary pocket, makingthe two pockets of the same depth. This construction enables me todispense with the extra piecelieretofore found necessary in theconstruction of safety-pockets,making a much less clumsy pocket.

As thus constructed, when the safety-pooh et is properly secured, uponthe insertion of the hand no fastening device will be felt to indicatethe presence of the safety-pocket, affording the utmost security againstthe abstraction of its contents.

The'safety-flap covering the fastening devices renders it much moreconvenient for inserting and withdrawing the hand, thus renderingtliegarment much more comfortable.

What I- claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In combination with a safety-pocket secured within the ordinary pocketof the garment, the flap A for covering and concealing the fasteningdevices of the safety-pocket, sub stantially as described.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand this 1st day of May, 1876.

. RAIHEL PHILLIPSON.

In presence of JOHN ALLEs, J r., WILLIAM ScHULz.

